This is an analysis of the poem Fuchsia Hedges In Connacht that begins with:

I THINK some saint of Eirinn wandering far
Found you and brought you here Demoiselles!...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: aXa bXbcXcXd XXXbddXXdX
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 3,8,10,
  • Closest metre: trochaic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: no rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: tercets
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 11110101001 1111111000 11111001001 1111010101 0111110001 100101 1111001101 011100 11111010101 1111000 110111 1111011101 1100111011 1100010110 010101 1100010001 1101110111 1001010 100101 010101 11110100
  • Amount of stanzas: 3
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 249
  • Average number of words per stanza: 45
  • Amount of lines: 21
  • Average number of symbols per line: 35 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 6
  • Mood of the speaker:

    There are many exclamation marks in the poem. The speaker is excited. He or she has strong feelings on the subject that is described in the poem.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; you is repeated.

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